diff --git a/tools/idf_tools.py b/tools/idf_tools.py
index 2683c3977a..386877b43c 100755
--- a/tools/idf_tools.py
+++ b/tools/idf_tools.py
@@ -2686,9 +2686,8 @@ def action_install_python_env(args):  # type: ignore
             install_legacy_python_virtualenv(idf_python_env_path)
 
     env_copy = os.environ.copy()
-    if env_copy.get('PIP_USER')  == 'yes':
-        warn('Found PIP_USER="yes" in the environment. Disabling PIP_USER in this shell to install packages into a virtual environment.')
-        env_copy['PIP_USER'] = 'no'
+    # Enforce disabling possible pip 'user' option to prevent installation error with virtual environment
+    env_copy['PIP_USER'] = 'no'
 
     constraint_file = get_constraints(idf_version) if use_constraints else None